Collar-supporter.



.I. W. SCHLOSS.

COLLAR SUPPORTER. APPLICATION FILED run. 16. 1915.

an srarns PATENT ornion.

JOSEPH- VT. SOHLOSS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR T JOSEPH W. SCI-IIEOSS 00., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

COLLAR-SUPPORTER.

Application filed March 16, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnrn W. SoHLoss,

. a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of New York, inthe borough of Manhattan and State of New York, have invented certainnew and useful Improve ments in Collar-Supporters, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to collar su porters such as are commonly usedfor sti 'ening ladies collars made from lace or other flimsy material,which do not possess sufficient inherent stiffness to maintainthemselves about the neck without wrinkling. The common type of asupporter used for this purpose comprises a filamentary structure havingan attaching eyelet at each end.

The object of my invention is to provide a collar supporter of thisgeneral character,

which is of a simple construction, and which a may be cheaply andeconomically manufactured in large quantities. Accordingly, the

supporter is formed from a single length or piece of wire by bending theend portions over the intermediate part to provide three parallelstrands of substantially equal length, which are twisted together toform the filamentary structure. The attaching eyelets are simultaneouslyformed from the loops which connect the end portions of the piece ofwire with the intermediate part. Preferably, uncovered wire is used inmaking the supporter and a coating of enamel is applied to the supporterto cover the exposed ends of the wire and to prevent them from catchingthe skin or hair of the wearer. This coating may also be applied to theremainder of the supporter to prevent the wire from rusting when thegarment to which it is attached is laundried Another object of theinvention is to improve the shape of the attaching eyelet so that thesupporter may be firmly and se curely fastened to the collar. To dothis, I provide each eyelet with two seats for the stitches which attachit to the collar so that the supporter will be held by the stitchesagainst both longitudinal and lateral displacement without danger of thesupporter slipping. r

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 shows my improved form V ofcollar supporter, Fig. 2 shows the same article in partially completedstate; and Fig. 3 is a Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 10, 1916.

Serial No. 14,673.

detail showing the enamel coating over the exposed ends of the wire.

Broadly speaking, the collar supporter consists of a filament structure1 having attaching eyelets 2 and 3 at the ends of the supporter, whichmay be made of varying lengths, depending upon theheight of the collarwith which it is to be used. The supporter is constructed from a singlelength or piece of small gage, flexible wire, by bending the endportions of the piece over the intermediate part to provide threeparallel strands 4, 5 and 6, which are con nected at opposite ends byloops 7 and 8 The strands are of substantially equal length and theloops extend out beyond the same so that when the wire is twisted thefilamentary structure, which has been designated 1, is produced, whilethe eyelets 2 and 8, are simultaneously formed by the closing of theloops in the twisting operation. By forming the supporter from aplurality of strands twisted together in the manner described, thefilamentary structure produced possesses the necessary rigidity andstrength to act as a stiffener for a collar and yet permit a relativelyfine gage, flexible wire to be used which may be readily bent andtwisted either by hand or machine, at a relatively low cost.

In forming the supporter, the ends 9 of the piece of wire are exposedand frequently are sufficiently sharp to engage the skin or hair of theperson wearing the collar supporter, if they are not protected, suchengagement resulting in a scratching of the skin, or otherwise causingannoyance or discomfort to the wearer. To protect the exposed ends 1preferably use an uncovered wire in forming the supporter and after ithas been completed coat the same with a protective covering 10 of enamelor like material. As the strands are of substantially equal length theexposed ends 9 occur at the point of junction between the eyelets andthe filamentary structure so that when the enamel coating is applied tothe supporter the exposed ends will be entirely covered by the excess ofenamel 12 which collectsat this point. The surface of the collarsupporter is therefore perfectly smooth and there is no danger orlikelihood of its surface causing any discomfort to the person wearingthe supporter.

While I find it preferable to coat the entire collar supporter Withenamel, yet if the coating is applied over the exposed ends to act as aprotective covering for the same, it will suffice, although this methodof applying the coating is objectionable where an uncovered Wire isused, since the supporter may rust if the garment to which it is appliedis laundried without removing it.

The eyelets 2 and 3 are preferably shaped to provide seats for thestitches which secure it to the collar, and this is preferablyaccomplished by making the eyelets of a triangular shape instead ofcircular, as is the usual construction. One apex 10 of each of thetriangular shaped eyelets occurs at the junction between it and thefilamentary structure and the side 11 opposite this apex issubstantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the supporter.In this manner, two seats are provided in each eyelet at the ends of theside 11. To apply the supporter, attaching stitches 12 are taken whichpass through each eyelet and around the portions of the same forming twoseats, two or three stitches around each seat being sufiicient, sincethey are prevented from slipping by the sharp bend in the eyelets ateach of these points. The seats of both eyelets are, moreover, disposedso that they occur at the corners of a rectangle, and as long as thestitches hold any longitudinal and lateral displacement of the supporterwill be prevented.

I claim:

1. A collar supporter comprising a filamentary structure formed from asingle length of wire having its end portions bent parallel to itsintermediate part and twisted therewith, a protective covering over theexposed ends of said wire, and eyelets at the ends of said structureconsisting of loops formed in bending said wire.

2. A collar supporter comprising a filamentary structure formed from asingle length of wire having its end portions bent parallel to itsintermediate part and twisted therewith, said end portion andintermediate part being of substantially equal lengths, a protectivecovering over the exposed ends or" said wire, and eyelets at the ends ofsaid structure consisting of loops formed in bending said wire.

In witness whereof, I subscribe my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses.

JOSEPH W. SCHLOSS. Witnesses:

VALDO M. CHAPIN, JOSEPH A. BUCKLEY.

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Washington, I). C.

